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Black History Month is a celebration of African-American history and culture. This year, the Daily Press is presenting a Black History Primer with the information you need to know about African-American history in four Peninsula localities. Each Sunday in February, staff writer Mark St. John Erickson will present a story in this series featuring Hampton, Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg. Read the stories at dailypress.com/history. The following list includes events, programs and exhibitions throughout the month. The calendar will be published each week with updates made online. If your group or organization has an event you'd like to see included, add it to our online calendar at...

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Black History Month is a celebration of African-American history and culture. This year, the Daily Press is presenting a Black History Primer with the information you need to know about African-American history in four Peninsula localities. Each Sunday in...

This week's new DVD releases feature three films that garnered Oscar nominations. "The Imitation Game," Grade B: A group of Brits rush to defeat the German code machine during World War II. Benedict Cumberbatch stars. At the core, this is...

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“No Good Deed” swam past “Dolphin Tale 2” this weekend, as both films gave the box office a much-needed boost after a summer slump.
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Bruce Dern will be the recipient of the Career Achievement Award at the 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.
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So Ellen DeGeneres is set to host the 86th Academy Awards next week. Nothing against her or, for that matter, Billy Crystal (who has hosted nine telecasts), Whoopi Goldberg (who has hosted four) or Steve Martin (who has done three), but when was it...

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The 2013 Fall Movie Preview is a broad snapshot of films opening through Nov. 1. Release dates and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change.
SEPT. 6
36 Saints
Two New York City detectives hunt for a serial killer targeting 36...

Among the surprising things about the movie chronicling Nelson Mandela’s journey to freedom is that it began while he was still in prison. Back in the late 1980s, South African movie producer Anant Singh started corresponding with the imprisoned...

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